Craft: Functional or decorative three-dimensional craft in any synthetic or natural media.

Painting: 2-dimensional painting media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, fresco, ink & wash, pastel, gouache and spray paint, painted on a two-dimensional surface.

Photography & Digital Media: Traditional and digital photographs, photographs printed on metal, and time-based media.

Note to artists submitting time-based media

For time-based media to be considered by jurors for the Art of the State exhibition, artists must follow these guidelines to upload digital files to entrythingy.com for review.

1.         Audio / Video size should not exceed 100mb
2.         Video format needs to be MP4 or MOV
3.         Audio format needs to be MP3
4.         Time-based media featuring photography as the primary element should not exceed five minutes

Artists are required to provide a media player, speakers, and screen for exhibition display purposes. Media should be programmed to play on a continuous loop. The media player should be equipped to start automatically, and to start and play when and if power is lost and returns.

If you have questions about your digital entry, please contact rbyler@pa.gov.

Sculpture: 3-Dimensional carved, molded, applied or constructed techniques using wood, glass, plaster, metal, stone, plastics, clay, soft or hard materials, found objects or natural materials. May include high and low bas relief, installations, kinetic sculpture and assemblage.

Work on Paper: 2-Dimensional works specifically created on paper, includes drawing, collage, etching, lithograph, woodblock, screen print, serigraph, calligraphy, computer art on paper, graphic art, poster art, digital art print, digital collage, monotype, cut paper and pastel.